S&V Footwear & Leather Goods Magazine Vol81 No5 May 2018
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Business Barometer: More hope, more innovation
- Apeco: Light at the end of the tunnel?
- National Trimmings Specialists: Customs a problem.
- Design Unique Belts: Diversifying to grow.
- Cool Cosmos Footwear: Erratic exchange rate a problem.
- Crown Group: We're increasing market share.
- Peter Allen: We have to try harder.
- Sole Base: Lack of style direction is a problem.
Training
- Praise for Arsutoria bag design course.
Notice Board
- Obituary: Filippo Grillenzoni - Inherently Italian in all things.
20th UITIC International Technical Footwear Congress
- Portuguese industry offers lessons for SA.
- Customised footwear, sustainability and attracting the young to shoemaking dominate congress papers.
- Comments from SA visitors.
World News
- How bankrupt Rockport says Adidas separation hurt its business.
Advertisers in this Issue
Azula (OFC), Chillisource/Shoepack (6), Europa Art (5), Source Africa (8), Tuftex (2).
Footwear Industry Articles
- Their strategy hasn’t unfolded as they expectedCape Town, W. Cape, SA – Yes, Nike has been down this road before. Their current new Global Strategy to streamline their distribution was implemented and we independent businesses were out of their bigger plan. This sadly led to many independent retailers, dependent onNike, Adidas, NB, etc., to close down or to downscale their opera ...moreRip Curl, Kathmandu owner KMD Brands preliminary result: Second half improvementChristchurch, New Zealand (20 August 2024) – KMD Brands Limited provides the following unaudited preliminary results for the year ending 31 July 2024 (“FY24”): Rip Curl and Kathmandu sales have shown continued improvement on first half sales trends during both the third and fourth quarters of FY24, as outlined below. ...moreFrom traditional dress to sneakers - a Japanese success story
Tokyo Kimono Shoes isn’t just a footwear company; it’s a story of innovation, sustainability, and cultural revival. Founded by Shotaro Kawamura, a former logistics professional who witnessed the decline of Japanese brands, Tokyo Kimono Shoes is taking the world by storm with its unique sneakers crafted from recycled kimono fab ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Sam Setter's 'Pills': For readers who need some wry medicinal humour" You can’t help those who don’t help themselvesThe International Trade Centre in Geneva spent a large amount of money in order to analyse the leather value chain in Mongolia. An extensive value chain study was made from the raising of the animals up to the finished product. The ITC presented a strategy proposal to the Go ...moreLet’s talk about greenwashing…
Two days ago, on a Saturday, an email arrived in my SLF inbox from a company in India, complete with brochure attachment for their “innovative Vegan Leather”! ...moreCangilones Drums: All-in-one production and environmental solution
This drum technology can offer the highest leather quality with savings of 70% in energy, 60% in water, 48% in space, 30% in water treatment cost, 50% in maintenance cost and an important saving in the cost of investment in new facilities ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Report addresses how standards activities in innovative industries underpin sustainability effortsW. Conshohocken, Pa., U.S.A. (02 May 2024) – A major new report from ASTM International highlights the impactful role that standards play in supporting global innovation trends. The Standardization Impact Report (SIR) serves to showcase the direct links between these emerging technologies and the work of several key ASTM commit ...moreOnline from China: Noncompliant footwear, respiratory protection products slip in undetectedChinese online retailers Temu and Shein, which deliver parcels to individual consumers directly from China, have opened a loophole for noncompliant safety footwear and respiratory protection equipment to enter SA.The safety footwear styles offered by both do not have National Regulator for Compulsory Standards (NRCS) approval numbers, and ...moreHelmet with vibration sensor for excavator drivers
Darmstadt, Germany (02 April 2024) – Fraunhofer researchers have developed a helmet with an integrated acceleration sensor for drivers of construction vehicles. The helmet sensor measures harmful vibrations that affect the body. A software analyzes the sensor signals and shows the stress on the affected person. This allows corr ...more
